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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the secret behind Watford's managerial recruitment strategy, Luis Enrique on "farmers leagues", a superb conclusion to a fine couple of weeks for football-themed papal conclave discourse, Premier League managers’ names in UFO sightings, Clive Tyldesley’s legal rights over the name “Clive”, bawdy banter in the TNT gantry and the optimum amount of time to be "rotting in the reserves".
Meanwhile, the panel ponder football's metaphorical "mountain to climb".
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"The League of Farmers, metaphorical mountains & UFO-spotting Premier League managers" is an episode of Football Cliches. Runtime 39 min. Published May 12, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.